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Contemporary crafts

It's all about the origins of this blog: I started writing because I was intrigued by what I later learned to call contemporary crafts.
Here you will find the stories of indie projects, micro brands and events that have marked important moments for handmade in Italy.

From Turin to Venice, Milan to Catania, via Bologna, Florence, Naples and other cities: here are only the best markets, where …

30/11/2016

Summer is here and it only means one thing: WeeKenDoit is coming! Organised by Gaia Segattini, this is the perfect event for all the handmade …

13/07/2016

Perfectly on time, here is the list of must-go events for this summer: lots and lots of beautiful music, more relaxed atmosphere and …

21/06/2016

Take a start up supported by a major textile group, three bloggers and friends who did not expect other than a nice opportunity …

29/03/2016

Here is my brand new selection: the very best of Spring Handmade markets and Indie events, continuously updated! > Click on the …

25/02/2016

  It’s Christmas markets time: here is my own selection of the event where you can find the best of handmade, self-made design …

30/11/2015

One week ago Gaia and I were in Dublin for our Craftelling project, and exactly at this time (10:30) we had just …

20/11/2015

Some time ago Gaia Segattini called me, just after the end of the amazing 2 days of Creativi in rete here in …

11/11/2015

  Lately I’m totally addicted (among others) to ice creams and popsicles: maybe because it’s so hot?! Well, this is the way …

16/07/2015

Band Loch, we just met and you’ve already left me. Last Sunday I saw you for the first time, after having heard …

24/06/2015

Knit Wit is a biannual magazine that tells about the textile art in all its forms and about the people who …

21/05/2015

Saturday, April 25 come to Rome! Etsy Italia Team and Vendetta Uncinetta invited Anna Maltz to hold a workshop that, according to …

09/04/2015

Spring means markets to me: I already know it’s going to be an amazing season. Last year I started very late, …

25/03/2015

San Salvario Emporium is back: the Turin design and handmade market, born in December 2013 and already in its seventh edition. …

11/03/2015

How about your grandmother’s love for hanging decorative plates on the walls of her living room? Probably you don’t like the …

09/03/2015

  Few days later than expected, here is the second episode of Support the Handmade Revolution! Last time I told you …

05/02/2015

Today is the World Environment Day and I start a new column dedicated to bicycle. I do it my way, selecting …

05/06/2014

I’m a hopeless case. But it is not my fault. I organize a holiday in Copenhagen and what happens? That in …

15/05/2014

Mettiamoci una pezza is back in L’Aquila! What is it about? Mettiamoci una pezza is organised by the Associazione Animammersa. Mettiamoci …

18/03/2014

Last week my friends asked me news about my stay in Vicenza, during the Abilmente show. Many people asked me, probably because …

06/03/2014
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